By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Twitter share price soars as chief exec Dick Costolo steps down, Jack Dorsey steps in

June 11, 2015

Twitter chief executive and co-founder Dick Costolo will step down from the role on July 1, but continue to serve on the board of directors. The social media company's board has appointed Costolo's co-founder and current Twitter chairman Jack Dorsey as interim chief while it looks for a replacement. Read more: Twitter share price plummets as [...]
Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to be compatible with Xbox One games such as Halo

June 11, 2015

Oculus Rift has finally arrived. Kind of. Three years since Oculus first got off the ground with a Kickstarter campaign, and just over a year since it was bought by Facebook for $2bn, the virtual reality company today debuted the consumer version of its Oculus Rift headset. Expected to be available to buy early in [...]
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney named Europe’s second most marketable footballer after Cristiano Ronaldo

June 11, 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Europe's most marketable footballer in a new study measuring players' reputation across the globe – with Wayne Rooney following relatively close behind. The Real Madrid star, who will earn $27m from endorsements this year according to Forbes, enjoys fame and acclaim around the world encouraging sponsors to attach his famous [...]
Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s three tips for small business owners

June 11, 2015

If there's one person small business owners would want to learn from, the richest man of the world's second-largest economy who was also the guiding force behind the biggest IPO in history wouldn't be far down the last. Luckily, Jack Ma has shared his three tips for small business owners in a conversation with American [...]
Mike Ashley steps down from Newcastle board after demanding Rangers repay £5m loan

June 10, 2015

Mike Ashley has stepped down from the Newcastle United board of directors and will be replaced by newly appointed head coach Steve McClaren. Former England manager McClaren has signed an initial three-year deal with the Tyneside club, after being sacked as Derby County manager last month. By combining coaching duties with boardroom duties, McClaren will [...]
Liverpool spend more per goal than any other Premier League club

June 10, 2015

If goals and entertainment is what Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) want from their team, they won't be happy with the output from Brendan Rodgers' men last season. In terms of goals scored, Liverpool spent more than the rest of the Premier League last season – despite the fact they only had the fifth-largest [...]
Floyd Mayweather retains status as Forbes’ highest-paid athlete in the world

June 10, 2015

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been named as the highest-paid athlete in the world by Forbes magazine for the second year in a row, despite having appeared in only one competitive event in 2015 so far. The unbeaten boxer, who overcame Manny Pacquiao in the richest fight in the sport's history last month, has made $300m [...]
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back returns to UK box office top 10 thanks to Secret Cinema

June 10, 2015

Star Wars has re-entered the top 10 at the UK box office – 35 years after it was first screened in cinemas. The Empire Strikes Back, "episode five" in the Star Wars saga, was the eighth-best performing film in the UK this weekend thanks to Secret Cinema screenings which delivered a total take just over £300,000. [...]
Barcelona star Lionel Messi to face trial for alleged €4.1m tax fraud

June 10, 2015

Four days after winning the Champions League, Barcelona star Lionel Messi was brought back down to earth as a Barcelona court ruled he must face trial for alleged tax fraud. Messi and his father Jorge are accused of evading €4.1m (£2.99m) of income tax in Spain through shell companies in Uruguay and Belize. Both men [...]
Fifa crisis: World Cup 2026 bidding process suspended, says general secretary Jerome Valcke

June 10, 2015

Fifa has suspended the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup, according to secretary general Jerome Valcke. The bidding process for the 2026 tournament which is due to be awarded at the 2017 Fifa Congress in Kuala Lumpur, will now be postponed as Fifa wrestles with the fallout of the US Department of Justice investigation [...]

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